HR 2873 · 101th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications

To amend the Land Remote-Sensing Commercialization Act of 1984 in order to transfer responsibility for archiving land remote-sensing data to the Department of the Interior, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1989-07-12· Sponsored by Rep. Schneider, Claudine [R-RI-2]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Mining and Natural Resources.(1989-07-21)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Land Remote-Sensing Commercialization Act of 1984 to mandate that any license issued under specified provisions of that Act specify that the licensee shall promptly make available all unenhanced data which the Secretary of the Interior (currently, the Secretary of Commerce) may request under specified provisions of the Act relating to archiving of data. Amends provisions of the Act relating to archiving in order to transfer from the Secretary of Commerce to the Secretary of the Interior responsibility for: (1) providing for long-term storage, maintenance, and upgrading of the basic, global, land remote-sensing data set; (2) requesting data needed for the basic data set from a system operator; (3) making data which is in the public domain available to requesting parties; and (4) using existing Government facilities, to the extent practicable, to carry out these functions. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to consult with the Secretary of Commerce to ensure that archiving activities are consistent with the terms and conditions or any contract, agreement, or license under specified provisions of the Act.…

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Cosponsors (5)

3 Democrats2 Republicans